Lamb of God documentary 'As the Palaces Burn' to screen at area theaters

10:26 AM,
Feb. 14, 2014

A crowd scene from the new documentary 'As the Palaces Burn.'

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Alex Biese
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"As the Palaces Burn" is not the film that Lamb of God wanted to make.

When the Richmond, Va.-based heavy metal band hit the road for a world tour in support of its 2012 album "Resolution," with acclaimed documentary filmmaker Don Argott and crew in tow, the plan was to craft a film celebrating the film's international fan base and the fans' connections with the music.

"We were going to use the band as a vehicle to go around the world and to go to these places that we've been invited that many bands don't get to go to or don't choose to go to, places like China and Russia and the Philippines, Singapore, ...